Andrea Verdan is thrilled to be teaching general chemistry at her alma mater. After graduating from Seattle U with degrees in chemistry and humanities, she moved Barcelona, Spain, where—while working as an English language instructor—she discovered her passion for teaching. Returning to the U.S. to unite her love of teaching and fascination with chemistry, Andrea decided to pursue graduate school at Clemson University and recently received her Ph.D. in chemistry education. Her research interests focus on understandings of scientific epistemology and professional identity for those within and on the trajectory of science and engineering careers.